WY-TO

WY-TO is an employee-owned research and design built environment studio.

Headquartered in Singapore, we lead experiential projects with a Planetary well-being approach in the design of cities, places, and spatial narratives for People. At the core of WY-TO’s philosophy is our fundamental belief that design must serve a cause. Our disciplined approach is rooted in research and strategy and aims to develop timeless and durable environments.

03/09/2026

Singapore Archifest Conference [DIRECTORS’ ROUNDTABLES]
24 July 2026
Conference Hall | Sands Expo & Convention Centre

[Happy Cities for Life]
By Ar. Seah Chee Huang (Festival Director 2009–2011) & Yann Follain (Festival Director 2018)

Amidst climate urgency and social divides, this roundtable calls for a radical shift, from object-making to life-making, from exclusive authorship to inclusive agency, and from static solutions to adaptive systems.

Set within the equatorial context where density and diversity collide, the roundtable advances three imperatives: sustainability beyond metrics, shared identity shaped by communities, and regenerative practice that enables cities to repair, renew, and evolve.

More than a discussion about better buildings, this is a call to collectively reimagine a resilient, profoundly human built environment as a living system designed for life.

Details & Tickets: archifest.sg/speakers/directors-roundtables

Supported by and in partnership with AHCGM (Singapore) Ltd

28/08/2026

🌟 21.08.26 PROJECT LAUNCH 🌟

And just like that, it has been a week since the Queen of Malaysia officially launched the Merdeka Textile Museum during a meaningful and colourful opening ceremony 🎉

🤗 The final weeks leading up to it saw all hands on deck to prepare for the soft-launch day. A project five years in the making, we were filled with immense joy when we saw the first batch of guided tours taking place. The first impressions from the happy few are truly heartwarming.

A colossal effort put in by our team, dedicated partners, collaborators, specialists and craftsmen, equally met by the commitment of our clients and museum team.

Our heartfelt thanks and gratitude to everyone who persevered throughout this! A true gift to the Nation.

More on the making of this new cultural destination in Kuala Lumpur, and official pictures coming soon.

Stay tuned for the upcoming opening to the public 😉
Permodalan Nasional Berhad Rasmi Merdeka 118 Pico Global Sunway University

24/08/2026

Last week, our Merdeka Textile Museum held its soft launch, officiated by the Queen of Malaysia!

14/08/2026

Exciting progress in Bali last week! Together with our clients and head farmer, we prepped for our upcoming children’s workshop. The on-site walkthrough allowed us to explore how we can tweak our narrative design to integrate the dynamic permaculture techniques being tested across the land 🌱

💯 Also, we kicked off tender briefings for our indoor scenography with potential multimedia, digital, and design collaborators. All that we can say is that it will be an immersive, unforgettable visitor journey once completed 😉

A fantastic, productive trip 🤩 Looking forward to hosting the first of the many workshops planned at the end of the month!

07/08/2026

🏃 Final laps countdown begins!

It's incredible to reflect on how far the Merdeka Textile Museum has come since we were first entrusted with the empty site. Through countless working sessions with our extended team of collaborators, we have shaped not only the exhibition spaces and experiential value; the project has nurtured lasting relationships along the way – for which we are especially grateful 🥰

💯 Our team is currently hard at work alongside our partners, testing prototypes with showcase specialists, multimedia specialists, conservators, and mountmakers. We are in the final streeetch and cannot wait to share this new cultural destination in Kuala Lumpur with you!

🎵: Good Vibe

28/07/2026

Last Friday, we had the privilege of sharing inspiring conversations with friends at the “Happy Cities for Life” – ArchiFest Directors’ Roundtable.

Co-moderated by Chee Huang (dparchitects) and Yann, we are incredibly grateful to Yu-Ning Hwang (Ministry of National Development), Dr. Chong F**k Loong (Housing & Development Board), Emi Kiyota Ph.D. (NUS Department of Architecture), Ar. Trecia Lim (WeCreate Studio), Dr. Anuj Jain (bioseasg) and Ar. Lay Bee Yap (Urban Redevelopment Authority) for generously sharing their perspectives and exchanging ideas on how we can collectively shape a happy, liveable city where people and planet can thrive over time.

A huge Thank You to everyone who came and participated in this ongoing conversation. Your questions certainly sparked much food for thought, and we are delighted that we could all engage in such a healthy, open discussion.

Shoutout to Singapore Institute of Architects and the Archifest Team this year RT+Q Architects, for putting together a memorable !

Until the next conversation!

23/07/2026

TOMORROW! ‘Happy Cities for Life’, ArchiFest 2026 Directors’ Roundtable!

Inspired by the evolving conversations and recurring themes of ArchiFest 2010 and 2018, our panellists—experts in their respective fields—will revisit a question that underpins both editions and remains as relevant today: What are the attributes of a Happy City?

Date: Friday, 24 July 2026
Time: 10:45 AM – 12:45 PM
Venue: Sands Expo & Convention Centre, Level 1, Halls A & B
Admission: Free with registration (https://login.sia.org.sg/event/sgaf2026)

Panellists:
• Yu-Ning Hwang (Ministry of National Development / Centre for Liveable Cities)
• Dr. Chong F**k Loong ( Housing & Development Board )
• Emi Kiyota (National University of Singapore Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine and College of Design and Engineering)
• Ar. Trecia Lim (WeCreate Studio)
• Dr. Anuj Jain (bioSEA)
• Lay Bee Yap (Urban Redevelopment Authority )

See you!
Singapore Institute of Architects

17/07/2026

ArchiFest 2026 Directors’ Roundtable: Happy Cities for Life!

You’re invited to be part of our conversation beyond buildings and reimagine with us the future of our collective city.

Date/Day: 24th July 2026, Friday
Time: 10:45 AM to 12:45 PM
Venue: Sands Expo & Convention Centre, Hall A and B, Level 1
Admission: Free with registration (https://login.sia.org.sg/event/sgaf2026)

Join Chee Huang (DP Architects), Yann and a distinguished line-up of panellists as they converge across disciplines to explore what “Happy Cities for Life” means in an era defined by climate urgency, and how we (you included) can collectively shape future-ready cities!
Singapore Institute of Architects WeCreate Studio
Urban Redevelopment Authority

09/07/2026

🤩13 years later, we are back in Corsica!

Always a pleasure to reconnect with our clients-turned-friends as we accompany them on the next chapter of their journey ❤️Together, we will be exploring new possibilities and uses for an extension of their home, which sits sensitively within the natural landscape 🍃

From one island to the next, we continue to design places that celebrate local craftsmanship and unique identities 🤗

Stay tuned!

03/07/2026

🌟 Wonderful to be back in Cannes – this time as part of the jury panel for one of the future institutions to the evolving cultural landscape!

It was an intense 2 days of jury evaluations with the three teams, each lasting about 4 hours. Kudos to all of them for their thoughtful proposals for the new museum based on our envisioning and masterplan we have been working on for two years with the City Council 💯 Certainly a pleasure catching up with the consultancy team at large, including SS2E CONSEIL, MEP engineers from Marseille
😉 All the best to the participating teams!

We also took the opportunity to immerse ourselves in the arts, culture, streetscape, and Mediterranean charm of the iconic city on the French Riviera. A delight it was to reconnect with 40-under-40 alumnus, Benjamin Michel (heams&michel architectes), who made the trip from Nice. Thank you for coming down 🥳

💖 Another memorable visit to Cannes, a city that never ceases to amaze. Honoured to contribute with our experiential masterplanning expertise to shape the next cultural destination. Looking forward to seeing this continue its journey 🙌

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